54,000 bridges are structurally deficient in the USA....BUT... (unemployed, money, federal government)

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Do you mean the $150 billion that was Iran's to begin with and Obama followed the rule of law and returned it to them? Keeping it would have meant stealing it from them.

Stealing money that is currently used to fund a nuclear program that is intended to used against us Yeah stealing is bad Thanks Obama for funding Irans nuclear program and releasing Terrorists that returned to kill us!

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

I could just easy point out all the liberal programs that cost us BILLIONS.

Are you for cutting them?

So the wars are Conservative programs?

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

Stealing money that is currently used to fund a nuclear program that is intended to used against us Yeah stealing is bad Thanks Obama for funding Irans nuclear program and releasing Terrorists that returned to kill us!

You folks with the overwrought dramatics on Iran.

I know it’ll surprise you, but the Iranians don’t sit around all day thinking about destroying the United States.

[tripleh]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

You folks with the overwrought dramatics on Iran.

I know it’ll surprise you, but the Iranians don’t sit around all day thinking about destroying the United States.

We didnt know you were Iranian and could speak for all of them.

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

...there’s always money for Afghanistan, operations in Iraq and Syria, aid for Israel and Egypt (and a host of other nations), stationing of troops all over the world, etc

But hey...let’s let the bridges rot!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmc...fographic/amp/

I'm with ya. Fix the bridges, and let Israel and Egypt deal with their own problems. Those other three counties need to go the way of the Mammoth.

[Moth]

Well, IIRC here is the tally thus far:

The bridges are crumbling because of:

Military spending.
Wars (related to above)
Iran
Egypt
Israel
Afghanistan
Other unnamed countries
Social programs
Trump
Obama
GOP
Democrats

Everybody and everything with the curious except of the officials who are actually responsible for the bridges.

Wow Desert Detroiter, real Algonquin Round Table you have inspired.

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Addams

I'm with ya. Fix the bridges,ours Israel and Egypt deal with their own problems. Those other three counties need to go the way of the Mammoth.

That I can agree with, bring our military back here, and use our money to take care of us.

[ohioaninsc]

Originally Posted by LS Jaun

That I can agree with, bring our military back here, and use our money to take care of us.

I'd include bringing them back from bases in places like Turkey and Germany and Cuba (close gitmo)...the only place I'd leave them at all is on the DMZ because S Korea is toast if we leave there.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by tripleh

We didnt know you were Iranian and could speak for all of them.

Oh Gawd😩

Does this level of self flattery come this easily to you all the time?

Originally Posted by Moth

Well, IIRC here is the tally thus far:

The bridges are crumbling because of:

Military spending.
Wars (related to above)
Iran
Egypt
Israel
Afghanistan
Other unnamed countries
Social programs
Trump
Obama
GOP
Democrats

Everybody and everything with the curious except of the officials who are actually responsible for the bridges.

Wow Desert Detroiter, real Algonquin Round Table you have inspired.

Yeah, admittedly my own premise is somewhat idiotic, but I can always count on my fellow CDer’s to one up me in that department.

[LS Jaun]

Originally Posted by ohioaninsc

I'd include bringing them back from bases in places like Turkey and Germany and Cuba (close gitmo)...the only place I'd leave them at all is on the DMZ because S Korea is toast if we leave there.

The problem I have with closing Gitmo is the recidivism rate of those released.